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Official death count of 2023 Hawaii wildfires doesn’t capture true toll, study suggests

September 2, 2025
In August 2023, the deadliest fires the U.S. had seen in a century tore through Lāhainā, Maui, devastating the town and taking the lives of between 100 and 102 people, according to an official death count at the time — and, as the planet warms and the climate changes, scientists expect wildfires to grow in number. Now, two years after those tragic Lāhainā wildfires, researchers have taken a…
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NewsPhotography

I photographed the amazing story of Shackleton's Arctic expedition using Lego bricks and a Nikon DSLR camera

September 2, 2025
Sir Ernest Shackleton and his ship, the Endurance, have a truly captivating story from 1915. Interestingly, it’s not because the planned expedition was successful, but because despite failure and minimal chances of survival, Shackleton and his crew managed to escape the grip of the ice. Their perseverance and struggle remain inspiring to this day, and this is what captured my attention and…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

MAN Trucks CEO: an electric semi will pay for itself in three years (*)

September 2, 2025
Alexander Vlaskamp, the outspoken CEO of MAN Trucks, claims that an electric semi truck can pay for itself in less than three years – but there are a few asterisks in that statement. We’ll try to unpack them all for you here. MAN began series production of its eTruck electric semi in July on a flexible line capable of building up to 100 trucks per day with either diesel or battery-electric…
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DefenseNews

Swastikas on some Finland air force flags to be phased out

September 2, 2025
Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The history of the Finnish air force’s use of the swastika, which since the 20th century has largely been associated with Nazi tyranny and hate groups, is more complex than at first appearance. It is an ancient…
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